Category: About Me

(Question from Emily on Twitter. You too can ask me anything.) I’m so glad you asked. No, really. Because I’m totally in love with what I’ve been working on — both right now (a new book I started with the new year) and the one I recently finished (and is currently …

(Question from Beth on Facebook. You too can ask me anything.) The full question was: When we sat in speech class and you were constantly writing in your notebook, did you know you were going to be a successfully published author? Anything from your notebook published? Wow, no, I definitely had …

(Question from Kevin on Facebook, you too can ask me anything) Everyone asks me that and I have to say that I think it is one of the most evil questions ever because I love books. How can I have a favorite/favourite? Maybe this is why I only have one …

I love it. There’s no other city like it. If I could go back in time and tell my horrible Dick Van Dyke British Accent teenage self that I’d wind up living here, I’d probably faint dead away (no knock on Mr. Van Dyke because he’s still totally awesomesauce but …

(Question from Jeff on Facebook. You too can ask me anything.) Yes, I do**. I have to say that I absolutely had the most amazing time getting to chat to Clive Barker on the telephone for around an hour or so. I was a bit starstruck, I have to admit, but he …

(Question from Samantha on Facebook…go ahead, you can ask me anything) That’s a good question. In some ways, not at all. I wrote ASK ME while living here and that book is set in Florida, where I (mostly) grew up. It was a bit odd to be writing about the …

The short answer: YES. I have always written. I still have my notebooks from when I was a teen/tween (back before they ever labeled you as a “tween”). Writing is what kept me sane. It still does (sort of). The long answer: Well, yeah, though I also wanted to do …